NEWWyoming - July 20–29: Please do not allow offenders to proceed to, or through, southeastern Wyoming to include the cities of Cheyenne, Laramie, Wheatland, and Torrington to attend Cheyenne Frontier Days.

+Compact Office Calendar - Please be aware of closures, shortened hours of operation, or the possibility of limited staff due to inclement weather, trainings, and state/national holidays.

+ Committee and Region Updates +

+Executive Committee - The committee met on Tuesday, July 10 and covered their agenda items. Some highlights reported included:

DCA Liaison Committee will produce a quarterly newsletter, beginning in the 3rd quarter

Compliance Committee will review a complaint at its July meeting

All 8 ICOTS enhancements for FY 2018 have been launched

The Commission is so far 10% under budget for FY2018

With the recent appointment in Alabama, all 53 compacting member states/territories have an Interstate Commissioner

The Bench Book is being reviewed and plans are underway for a Bench Book app

+DCA Liaison Committee - The rejuvenated committee met at long last on June 28 and quickly got down to the business of their new goals of 1) Identify issues or concerns affecting DCAs and support effective discussion/action to find resolution;
2) Identify issues of relevance for referral to standing committees. Highlights from the 80-minute long meeting included:

Plans and contributor assignments for a quarterly DCA newsletter, the first issue coming in September

A call for recommendations on new rule amendments and ICOTS enhancements

Reminder - The 8th, and final, ICOTS enhancement release of FY 2018 was recently launched. One enhancement adds completely new functionality to ICOTS while the other provides an improved user experience. In brief:

Create a more system-driven process for subsequent state transfers—Currently, the process for subsequent state transfers consists only of triggering a specialized compact action request (CAR).

Encourage case withdrawal or re-submission for rejected transfer requests—Currently, the sending state PO has to remember to withdraw their compact case, yet often fails to do so.

Reminder - Put your knowledge of ICAOS rules to the test and see if you can achieve top score. Answer 20 questions covering eligibility, the transfer process, supervision, and retaking/closing supervision. Participation is anonymous and results are not recorded.

Reminder - Who are you going to call when you have basic ICOTS questions? Need help figuring out why your browser is not displaying an ICOTS Report correctly? Need to know what online training to take so you can get a state-issued ICOTS account? For these questions, and more, contact your states ICOTS Administrator.